Are computers making us (humans) stupid? I started using Habitica,

>>8298713
Did the wheel making humans stupid? What about the cotton gin? Point is, it's not making us stupid, but it is making us lazy.

>>8298720
If it's making us lazy, what are the non-lazy alternatives to software? Writing notes on paper?

>>8298720
>Did the wheel making humans stupid?

it increased the likelihood of obesity though

>>8298713
no
>>8298720
computers dont make us lazy. entertainment and abundance makes us lazy. socialism makes us lazy

computers are just a tool and depending on the circumstances they even make you work harder

>>8298720
Wheels and cotton gin have no ability to mechanize thought processes

>>8298725
>entertainment and abundance makes us lazy

wow, you must be one miserable fuck IRL

>socialism makes us lazy

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>>8298727
back to >>>/b/ kid

>>8298726
Wheels made work easier which meant people could slack off. See this >>8298724

Same thing with computers. I doubt the average person knows their multiplication tables by heart today

>>8298730
Honestly after thinking about it a bit I think computers aren't "lazy" but it's what you choose it to be. Productivity applications like the ones I stated are designed to negate the laziness component that computers seem to instigate in us. Obviously if you spent time on 4chan you would be wasting time, but if you actually used time in Anki, learning equations, or in OneNote making notes, it would be helpful. On that note (pun intended), the question remains if taking digital notes is better than taking paper notes.. which I think the answer to that is a firm "no" - but I have no idea why.